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Capital punishment / Kim Masters Evans.

By: Evans, Kim Masters [author.].
Material type: TextTextSeries: Information Plus reference series: ; Gale eBooks: Publisher: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 2016 edition.General Notes: Available through Gale e-books which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 169 pages) : illustrations, maps.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781573026604; 1573026603.Subject(s): Capital punishment -- United States | Capital punishment -- United States -- History | Criminal law -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 364.660973 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Chapter 1. A continuing conflict : a history of capital punishment in the United States -- chapter 2. Capital crimes, trials, and sentencing -- chapter 3. The appeals process and other postsentencing practices -- chapter 4. Execution methods -- chapter 5. Cost considerations -- chapter 6. Statistics : death sentences and executions -- chapter 7. Issues of fairness -- chapter 8. Exonerations and moratoriums -- chapter 9. Public attitudes toward capital punishment -- chapter 10. Capital punishment around the world -- chapter 11. The debate : capital punishment should be abolished -- chapter 12. The debate : capital punishment should be maintained.
Summary: Covers the history of capital punishment plus discussions of numerous court cases, legal decisions, and historical statistics. Also includes information about execution methods, minors and the death penalty, public attitudes, and capital punishment around the world.
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Available through Gale e-books which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. A continuing conflict : a history of capital punishment in the United States -- chapter 2. Capital crimes, trials, and sentencing -- chapter 3. The appeals process and other postsentencing practices -- chapter 4. Execution methods -- chapter 5. Cost considerations -- chapter 6. Statistics : death sentences and executions -- chapter 7. Issues of fairness -- chapter 8. Exonerations and moratoriums -- chapter 9. Public attitudes toward capital punishment -- chapter 10. Capital punishment around the world -- chapter 11. The debate : capital punishment should be abolished -- chapter 12. The debate : capital punishment should be maintained.

Covers the history of capital punishment plus discussions of numerous court cases, legal decisions, and historical statistics. Also includes information about execution methods, minors and the death penalty, public attitudes, and capital punishment around the world.

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